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7SSI0NAR  Y 

PALESTINE 

EXHIBITS 

for 

Single  Parishes,  Small 
Communities,  or  Any 
Other  Qroup  of 
Churches  in 
Town  or 
City 

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Missionary  and  Palestine  Exhibits 
for  Single  Parishes,  Small  Com¬ 
munities,  or  Any  Other  Group 
of  Churches  in  Town  or  City 


What  an  Exhibit  Is 

An  exhibit  is  a  graphic  and  material  rep¬ 
resentation  of  conditions  of  life  in  one  or 
more  home  or  foreign  mission  fields  and  the 
methods  and  successes  of  missionary  effort 
in  these  fields.  The  collection  and  display 
of  scenes,  buildings,  curios,  and  other  objects 
and  furnishings  native  to  the  fields  is  in¬ 
volved,  as  well  as  an  interpretation  of  the 
exhibits  by  stewards  or  volunteer  workers 
enlisted  from  the  cooperating  churches.  In 
this  interpretation  use  is  made  of  a  variety 
of  attractive  educational  methods ;  such  as 
impersonations,  missionary  plays,  demon¬ 
strations,  games,  native  melodies,  addresses, 
stereopticon  and  motion  picture  lectures,  and 
other  interesting  and  instructive  activities. 

Purpose 

The  purpose  of  an  exhibit  is  to  enlist  a 
considerable  number  of  Christian  people  in 
a  study  of  missions,  and  through  them  and 
the  exhibits  to  arouse,  extend,  and  make  per¬ 
manent  in  the  life  of  all  who  may  attend  the 
exhibit  such  an  intelligent  and  active  interest 


in-  missions  as  shall  lead  to  personal  service 
in  the  support  and  extension  of  Christ’s  king¬ 
dom  at  home  and  in  foreign  lands. 

How  to  Organize  an  Exhibit 

Enlist  the  cooperation  of  a  small  but  earn¬ 
est  committee  of  the  most  influential  Christian 
workers  in  the  chureh  or  community.  If  they 
are  in  agreement  that  an  exhibit  gires  prom¬ 
ise  of  accomplishing  the  purposes  outlined 
in  the  foregoing  paragraph^  and  of  meeting 
the  spiritual  and  missionary  needs  of  the 
church  or  churches  cooperating,  let  them 
prayerfully  decide  to  proceed,  first  securing 
approval  of  such  leaders  or  organizations  as 
may  need  to  be  enlisted  in  order  to  make  the 
exhibit  serve  the  largest  possible  number  of 
people.  The  necessary  committees  are  enu¬ 
merated  in  the  paragraphs  devoted  to  “Gen¬ 
eral  Organization”  and  “Department  Com¬ 
mittees,”  on  pages  6-11. 

Scenes 

In  order  to  aid  committees  planning  to 
hold  exhibits  the  Missionary  Education 
Movement  has  had  prepared  several  sets  of 
painted  scenery,  for  small  exhibits  in  Sun¬ 
day-school  rooms,  church  parlors,  and  other 
similar  rooms.  By  the  use  of  this  scenery, 
a  natural  background  and  environment  for 
the  exhibits  may  be  provided.  The  coun¬ 
tries  for  which  such  scenes  have  been  made 
are  China,  Japan,  Turkey,  India,  Africa,  and 
Palestine.  Sets  on  home  mission  fields,  and 
on  a  few  other  foreign  fields,  will  be  made 
available,  if  demand  warrants.  Tliese  scenes 


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are  offered  because  in  most  communities  this 
desirable  part  of  an  exhibit  cannot  be  made 
locally  without  excessive  cost^  while  most  of 
the  other  needed  material  can  be  borrowed 
or  made.  Each  scene  consists  of  painted 
scenes  on  canvas^  mounted  on  frames,  and  so 
constructed  as  to  be  packed  into  a  large  crate 
for  shipment  by  freight  or  express.  Each 
scene  has  eight  frames,  ten  feet  high  and  four 
feet  wide.  They  are  made  wdth  hinges,  so 
that  Mdien  set  up  they  cover  a  background  of 
sixteen  feet  with  a  wing  eight  feet  long  on 
each  side.  A  small  edifice  representing  some 
typical  building,  such  as  a  temple  or  house, 
forms  a  part  of  each  scene.  This  is  also  so 
constructed  that  it  may  be  taken  apart  and 
packed  with  the  scenes.  The  rental  price 
of  these  scenes  ranges  upwards  from  $15 
for  one  scene  for  an  engagement  of  two  days, 
according  to  the  number  of  scenes  used  and 
the  duration  of  the  exhibit.  Full  information 
as  to  the  cost  will  gladly  be  furnished  on 
inquiry. 


Palestine  Exhibit 

The  Missionar}"  Education  Movement  has 
made  arrangements  with  the  Rev.  Allen 
Moore,  F.R.G.S.,  to  act  as  a  director  of  Pal¬ 
estine  exhibits.  There  is  available  a  large 
collection  of  curios  and  costumes  from  Pal¬ 
estine  and  neighboring  Mohammedan  coun¬ 
tries  with  some  painted  scenes  for  use  in  such 
exhibits.*  Mr.  Moore  has  been  a  missionary 
in  Palestine  and  other  Mohammedan  lands, 
and  for  many  years  has  been  conducting  Pal¬ 
estine  exhibits  in  England  and  the  United 

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States.  Arrangements  for  a  Palestine  exhibit 
can  be  made  by  addressing  the  Missionary 
Education  Movement.  The  responsibility  in¬ 
volved  in  organizing  such  an  exhibit  is  such 
that  any  of  the  agencies  enumerated  under 
the  section  entitled  “General  Organization” 
can  readily  assume  it.  A  special  circular  con¬ 
cerning  Palestine  exhibits  will  be  sent  upon 
application. 

Costumes 

In  contrast  with  the  painted  scenes  pre¬ 
viously  described;,  costumes  can  usually  be 
.  collected  locally  from  missionaries  or  resi¬ 
dents  who  have  traveled^  or  they  can  be  bor¬ 
rowed  from  denominational  mission  boards 
or  friends  in  other  towns  or  eities.  When¬ 
ever  praetieable,  the  desired  costumes  may 
be  made  locally  as  a  part  of  the  educational 
preparation  of  the  stewards,  by  using  single 
available  costumes  as  patterns  or  by  securing 
patterns  from  other  exposition  towns  whose 
addresses  will  be  furnished  bv  the  Mission- 
ary  Education  Movement  or  by  the  educa¬ 
tional  departments  of  the  mission  boards. 

Curios 

In  like  manner,  curios  should  as  far  as 
possible  be  collected  loeally  or  from  friends 
of  those  who  are  to  participate  in  the  ex¬ 
hibit.  The  mission  boards  and  missionaries 
on  furlough  are  increasingly  acquiring  mate¬ 
rial  for  loan  or  rental  as  a  means  of  aiding 
committees  in  their  work.  It  is  surprising 
oftentimes  to  see  how  many  curios,  costumes, 
and  furnishings  can  be  colleeted  or  made 


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with  little  or  no  cost,  but  by  means  of  which 
the  missionary’'  work  and  message  of  the 
Church  can  be  illustrated  and  illuminated. 

Missionary  Plays 

Several  missionary  plays  have  been  pub¬ 
lished,  suitable  for  presentation  as  features 
of  the  program  of  exhibits.  The  time  re¬ 
quired  for  preparation  is  the  same  as  for  par¬ 
ticipation  as  stewards;  that  is,  from  two  to 
three  or  more  months.  The  titles  and  texts 
of  these  plays  can  be  secured  from  the  de¬ 
nominational  boards  or  from  the  Missionary 
Education  Movement,  with  a  statement  of 
conditions  under  which  the  plays  may  be 
presented. 

Missionary  Games 

As  a  means  of  enlisting  the  interest  and 
service  of  children  in  the  exhibit  and  in  mis¬ 
sions  in  general,  the  reproduction  of  the 
games  of  all  lands  through  children  trained 
as  stewards  invariably  proves  a  most  val¬ 
uable  part  of  the  daily  program  of  an  exhibit. 
The  illustrated  book,  entitled  Children  at 
Play  in  Many  Lands,  will  give  the  necessary 
information.  It  may  be  secured  from  the 
mission  boards  or  the  Missionary  Education 
Movement. 

Literature 

The  text-books  regularly  furnished  by  the 
educational  departments  of  the  mission  boards 
or  the  Missionary  Education  Movement  will 
be  found  to  cover  most,  if  not  all,  of  the 
fields  and  phases  of  missions  chosen  for  rep¬ 
resentation  in  exhibits.  In  the  case  of  de- 


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nominational  exhibits,  all  orders  for  litera¬ 
ture  should  be  sent  to  the  mission  boards  of 
that  denomination.  In  the  ease  of  interde¬ 
nominational  exhibits,  literature  should  be 
ordered  of  the  Missionary  Education  Move¬ 
ment. 

Preparation  for  Stewards 

The  ideal  preparation,  and  that  almost  in¬ 
variably  adopted,  is  to  make  participation  in 
an  exhibit  as  a  steward  conditional  upon  reg¬ 
istration  in  a  mission  study  class  and  at¬ 
tendance  upon  its  sessions  for  a  course  of 
study  dealing  with  the  subject  to  which  the 
steward  is  assigned.  Herein  lies  one  of  the 
most  valuable  features  of  an  exhibit.  There¬ 
fore,  not  less  than  two,  and  preferably  three, 
months  should  be  allowed  for  preparation, 
after  the  enrollment  of  stewards  is  finished,  in 
which  to  complete  the  study  of  the  text-books, 
plan  the  demonstrations,  rehearse  the  plays 
and  games,  and  assemble  the  exhibits.  In 
the  ease  of  large  expositions  this  period  of 
preparation  may  ne^d  to  be  extended  to  from 
nine  to  fifteen  months.  In  preparation  for 
Palestine  exhibits  this  longer  period  of  prep¬ 
aration  is  unnecessary,  Mnce  usually  the 
leaders  and  stewards  will  be  Bible  teachers 
and  Sunday-school  workers  measurably  fa¬ 
miliar  with  Biblical  history. 

General  Organization 

A  general  committee  of  arrangements  or 
executive  committee  of  from  seven  to  fifteen 
members  should  be  chosen,  according  to  the 
scope  of  the  exhibit.  This  committee  should 

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have  a  chairman^  secretary  and  treasurer.  In 
the  case  of  a  single  churchy  the  members  of 
the  committee  should  represent  the  cooperat¬ 
ing  organizations  in  the  congregation;  in  the 
case  of  a  small  group  of  churches  from  one 
denomination^  they  should  represent  each 
church;  in  the  case  of  a  small  community 
having  several  churches  of  different  denom¬ 
inations^  at  least  one  member  should  repre¬ 
sent  each  denomination;  and  in  the  case  of  a 
large  town  or  city  with  a  large  number  of 
cooperating  churches^  a  central  committee 
should  be  chosen  with  regard  to  denomina¬ 
tional  representation^  influence^  and  ability. 
Whenever  possible^  an  existing  committee  or 
organization  should  be,  made  responsible^  to 
avoid  duplication  of  effort  and  to  assist  in 
strengthening  agencies  now  in  position  of 
leadership.  Among  the  interdenominational 
agencies  commonly  existing  that  should  be 
able  to  assume  responsibility  for  a  mission¬ 
ary  or  Palestine  exhibit  are  the  following: 
The  Woman’s  Missionary  Union^  the  Jubilee 
Committee  of  Women^  local  Sunday-school 
Unions^  the  County  or  City  Sunday-school 
Association^  the  local  Association  of  Sun¬ 
day-school  Superintendents,  the  City  Chris¬ 
tian  Endeavor  Union,  the  Ministers’  Asso¬ 
ciation,  the  local  Federation  of  Churches, 
local  or  district  organizations  of  the  Epworth 
League,  Baptist  Young  People’s  Union,  Lu¬ 
ther  League,  and  other  denominational  agen¬ 
cies.  A  union  of  mission  study  classes  and 
particularly  a  group  of  summer  conference 
delegates  are  in  a  position  to  arrange  an 
exhibit. 


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Department  Committees 

Having  secured  the  consent  to  serve  of  an 
able  general  committee,  there  will  usually  be 
required  department  or  subcommittees  for 
several  or  all  of  the  following  lines  of  work: 

1.  Stewards. — The  duty  of  this  committee 
is  to  determine  the  number  of  stewards  or 
participants  required,  to  allot  the  number 
desired  from  each  church,  to  enroll  them, 
assign  the  subjects  or  fields  to  the  different 
churches  or  groups,  provide  trainers  or  teach¬ 
ers  for  the  mission  study  classes,  supervise 
the  work  of  the  classes  and  the  special  train¬ 
ing  of  the  stewards  in  the  demonstrations  or 
activities  in  the  scenes,  make  up  the  time¬ 
tables  indicating  the  hours  of  service  for 
each  steward,  and  supervise  the  work  of  the 
stewards  in  the  exhibit. 

2.  Publicity  and  Tickets. — The  duty  of 
this  committee  is  to  advertise  the  exhibit  and 
supervise  the  sale  of  tickets.  This  committee 
also  should  arrange  for  the  ticket-takers  to 
collect  the  tickets  during  the  days  of  the  ex¬ 
hibit  and  turn  over  the  receipts  to  the  treas¬ 
urer  or  the  chairman  of  the  finance  commit¬ 
tee.  When  desirable,  the  duties  of  this  com¬ 
mittee  may  be  divided  and  two  committees 
appointed :  one  on  publicity,  and  the  other 
on  tickets. 

3.  Finance. — The  duty  of  this  committee 
is  to  outline  the  budget  and  recommend  it 
for  adoption  to  the  general  committee  of  ar¬ 
rangements,  to  secure  subscribers  to  the 
guarantee  fund,  collect  money  from  all  the 
committees  receiving  funds,  pay  the  bills  of 
the  exhibit,  and  submit  a  final  report  on  the 

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income  and  expenses  to  the  general  commit¬ 
tee  of  arrangements. 

4.  Exhibits. — The  duty  of  this  committee 
is  to  collect  the  material  for  the  exhibits,  in¬ 
cluding  scenes,  curios,  and  other  furnishings; 
to  install  the  exhibits;  surpervise  them  while 
in  use;  dismantle  them;  and  return  them  to 
those  who  may  have  provided  them.  The 
work  of  this  committee  should  be  conducted 
in  constant  consultation  with  the  leaders  of 
the  committee  on  stewards. 

5.  Costumes. — The  duty  of  this  committee 
is  to  assist  the  stewards  in  securing  costumes, 
whether  by  loan  or  by  making,  as  a  part 
of  the  educational  preparation. 

6.  Missionaries  and  Speakers. — The  duty 
of  this  committee  is  to  invite  missionaries  and 
speakers  required  for  the  program,  secure 
their  entertainment  while  in  attendance  upon 
the  exhibit,  and  provide  any  special  hospi¬ 
talities  that  may  add  to  their  comfort  and 
efficiency. 

7.  Missionary  Plays  and  Games. — The 
dutv  of  this  committee  is  to  train  the  stew- 
ards  who  participate  in  missionary  plays  and 
the  children  who  are  enrolled  for  the  games, 
and  in  close  cooperation  with  the  program 
committee  to  superintend  the  presentation  of 
the  plays  and  games  during  the  exhibit. 
There  may  be  separate  committees  for  these 
two  activities  when  desired. 

8.  Motion  Picture  and  Lecture  Hall. — In 
the  case  of  an  exhibit  using  either  or  both  of 
these  features,  it  is  the  duty  of  this  committee 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  room,  tickets, 
speakers  or  lecturers,  lantern  equipment, 

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wirings  inspection  of  equipment  by  city  au¬ 
thorities,  and  in  consultation  with  the  com¬ 
mittee  in  charge  of  the  program  to  supervise 
the  lectures. 

9.  Sale  of  Goods. — If  it  is  decided  to  in¬ 
clude  the  sale  of  goods  as  a  feature  of  the 
exhibit,  the  duty  of  this  committee  is  to  se¬ 
cure  the  cooperation' of  individuals  who  may 
have  missionary  goods  for  sale  and  to  super¬ 
vise  the  sale  of  goods  in  the  exhibit.  Care 
should  be  taken  to  include  only  those  articles 
that  have  a  missionary  significance,  prefer¬ 
ably  those  that  are  made  in  industrial  de¬ 
partments  and  schools  of  mission  stations  at 
home  and  abroad,  or  articles  that  are  being 
sold  directly  for  the  benefit  of  some  estab¬ 
lished  denominational  missionary  enterprise. 
Care  should  also  be  taken  not  to  commer¬ 
cialize  the  exhibit  by  giving  undue  emphasis 
to  the  sale  of  goods. 

10.  Missionary  Methods  and  Literature. — - 
In  the  case  of  interdenominational  exhibits 
or  those  enlisting  the  cooperation  of  a  large 
number  of  churches  of  on«  denomination,  it 
is  well  to  have  a  table  devoted  to  litera¬ 
ture  which  should  find  use  in  the  different 
churches.  The  duties  of  this  committee  should 
be  to  collect  the  educational  literature  recom¬ 
mended  by  the  different  mission  boards  whose 
churches  are  represented  in  the  exhibit,  and 
to  superintend  the  distribution  and  sale  of 
such  literature. 

11.  Refreshments. — In  large  exhibits  it  is 
desirable  to  have  refreshments  served  so  that 
people  may  attend  in  the  afternoon  and  re¬ 
main  tlirough  the  evening.  Usually  refresh- 


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nients  are  served  for  wliieli  a  eliarge  is  made, 
the  food  being  prepared,  donated,  and  served 
by  committees  appointed  in  the  different 
churches.  The  committee  for  this  section 
should  therefore  take  in  hand  the  customary 
arrangements  for  serving  refreshments. 

Size  and  Personnel  of  Committees 

In  selecting  these  department  committees 
'an  effort  should  be  made  to  enlist  workers 
having  special  qualifications  for  the  work 
assigned,  and  to  disperse  the  membership  as 
widely  as  possible  among  the  cooperating 
churches  and  organizations.  Not  fewer  than 
three  nor  more  than  seven  will  usually  be 
desired  on  one  department  committee.  In 
the  case  of  an  interdenominational  exhibit 
certain  committees,  such  as  those  on  stewards 
and  exhibits,  may  be  made  up  of  representa¬ 
tives  of  denominational  committees.  This  is 
especially  desirable  when  the  churches  of 
each  cooperating  denomination  become  re¬ 
sponsible  for  a  definite  field  or  phase  of  work, 
like  China  or  immigration.  In  small  exhibits 
the  duties  of  several  of  the  subcommittees 
may  be  assigned  to  one  group,  thus  simplify¬ 
ing  the  organization. 

Cost 

The  cost  of  an  exhibit  is  determined  by 
the  number  of  sections  or  subjects  included, 
the  length  of  time  it  is  kept  open,  the  rental 
of*  the  building  (if  any),  the  rental  of 
scenes,  curios,  costumes,  and  other  furnish¬ 
ings,  and  the  extent  to  which  it  is  organized 
and  conducted  with  volunteer  as  compared 


with  employed  workers.  Every  possible  ef¬ 
fort  should  be  made  to  utilize  volunteer  work¬ 
ers  and  eliminate  employed  workers  and  other 
provisions  involving  expense.  In  small  ex¬ 
hibits  practieally  everything  ean  be  done  by 
volunteers.  Local  expenses  range  from  $75 
to  $100  upwards  for  a  small  Palestine  or 
missionary  exhibit  of  several  days’  duration, 
and  then,  according  to  the  scope  of  the  plan, 
up  to  any  amount  the  executive  committee 
may  approve. 


Income 

An  exhibit  should  be  self-supporting.  The 
methods  employed  to  meet  the  expense  of  an 
exhibit  may  be  any  one  or  combination  of 
the  following: 

1.  An  entrance  fee,  with  a  guarantee  fund 
equal  to  at  least  sixty  per  cent,  of  the  esti¬ 
mated  cost,  on  which  the  finance  committee 
may  draw  if  the  income  does  not  equal  the 
expenditure. 

2.  An  entrance  fee,  either  with  or  without 
a  guarantee  fund,  supplemented  by  extra  re¬ 
ceipts  from  the  sale  of  curios  and  other  goods 
having  a  missionary  origin,  motion  picture  or 
stereopticon  lectures,  refreshments,  books, 
and  other  money-earning  features. 

3.  Silver  collections  at  one  or  more  daily 
meetings  in  the  exhibit,  with  no  entrance  fee 
and  either  with  or  without  the  sources  of  in¬ 
come  mentioned  under  paragraph  2.  In  this 
case  there  should  be  a  guarantee  fund. 

i.  Privately  secured  subscriptions  from  a 
few  benevolently  inclined  supporters  of  mis¬ 
sions  who  will  make  an  outright  gift  of  the 


necessary  sum  in  order  to  make  the  exhibit 
free  to  all. 

Of  these  four^  either  the  first  or  second 
will  usually  be  adopted. 

Tickets  of  Admission 

In  large  exhibits  single  admission  is  usu¬ 
ally  fixed  at  twenty-five  cents;  children,  fif¬ 
teen  cents ;  and  a  season  ticket  fixed  at  some 
larger  price,  according  to  the  length  and 
scope  of  the  exhibit.  In  small  exhibits  a  scale 
of  prices  somewhat  lower  may  be  adopted. 

Proceeds 

An  exhibit  should  not  be  conducted  pri¬ 
marily  for  the  purpose  of  making  money  for 
missions  or  any  other  religious  object,  but 
rather  for  its  educational  and  spiritual  bene¬ 
fits.  It  is,  however,  entirely  proper  to  plan 
to  cover  its  cost  by  its  own  income.  If  there 
should  be  a  margin  of  income  above  cost  it 
may  well  be  used  for  any  worthy  missionary 
object  connected  with  the  benevolences  of 
the  church  or  churches  cooperating.  Some 
have  used  the  proceeds  in  sending  delegates 
to  the  nearest  missionary  summer  school  or  in 
the  support  of  the  work  of  some  agency 
through  which  missionary  education  is  being 
promoted.  The  disposition  of  any  profits 
should  be  by  vote  of  the  general  committee 
of  arrangements  after  all  bills  have  been 
paid.  In  case  of  deficiency,  there  should  be 
returned  to  each  subscriber  to  the  guarantee 
fund  the  sum  previously  advanced,  less  his 
share  of  the  loss.  In  the  case  of  an  exhibit 
whose  income  is  larger  than  its  expenses  and 
for  which  a  guarantee  fund  may  have  been 

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provided  the  full  amount  paid  in  by  each 
guarantor  should  be  returned. 

Hours  of  Exhibit 

The  hours  of  each  day  when  an  exhibit 
shall  be  open  to  visitors  must  be  determined 
locally  according  to  the  requirements  and  con¬ 
venience  of  those  who  are  to  act  as  leaders 
and  stewards,  and  the  occupations  of  those 
whose  attendance  is  sought.  In  small  ex¬ 
hibits  the  hour  of  opening  will  usually  be 
S  P.M.,  and  of  closing,  10  P.M.  Many  are 
open  from  3  to  5.30,  and  7  to  10,  allowing 
time  for  supper  at  home.  The  exhibit  should 
be  open  only  at  those  hours  when  stewards 
and  other  workers  can  be  in  attendance.  A' 
shorter  period  with  full  attendance  of  visitors 
and  stewards  is  better  than  a  longer  period 
witli  scattering  attendance  and  the  extra  dif¬ 
ficulty  of  conducting  an  instructive  and  in¬ 
teresting  program. 

Large  Expositions 

The  suggestions  contained  in  this  pam¬ 
phlet  pertain  chiefly  to  relatively  small  ex¬ 
hibits,  plans  for  which  can  be  adapted  to 
conditions  in  any  church,  community,  or  group 
of  churches.  The  Missionary  Education 
Movement,  however,  is  prepared  to  outline 
plans  for  expositions  on  a  much  larger  scale, 
send  experienced  counselors  to  help  organize 
local  committees,  furnish  an  experienced  di¬ 
rector  to  act  as  the  executive  of  the  local 
committee,  secure  the  use  (through  rental) 
of  scenes,  curios,  and  other  furnishings  in 
large  quantities,  and  the  services  of  a  man¬ 
ager  in  installing,  supervising,  and  disman- 

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tling  the  exhibits.  Important  service  can 
also  be  rendered  bv  the  Movement  in  con- 
nection  with  several  departments  of  a  large 
exposition  which  require  trained  leadership. 
In  like  manner  the  mission  boards  associated 
in  the  Movement  can  generally  be  counted 
upon  to  furnish  invaluable  aid  in  many  ways. 
Correspondence  about  an  exposition  of  this 
larger  type  will  gladly  be  undertaken  by  the 
Missionary  Education  Movement  at  any  time. 

Cooperation  with  Mission  Boards 

The  Missionary  Education  Movement  be¬ 
ing  a  federation  of  home  and  foreign  mis¬ 
sion  boards  for  purposes  of  missionary  edu¬ 
cation^  has  undertaken  to  promote  the  organ¬ 
ization  of  exhibits  and  larger  expositions 
solely  to  assist  these  boards  in  extending  in¬ 
terest  in  Christian  missions  in  the  churches 
of  their  respective  communions. 

The  Missionary  Education  Movement  is 
prepared  not  only  to  rent  scenes  (and 
in  some  cases  other  material)  for  exhibits 
and  to  furnish  literature  for  interdenomi¬ 
national  exhibits,  but  also  to  offer  counsel 
freely  by  letter  concerning  every  feature 
of  the  plan.  Whenever  practicable,  assist¬ 
ance  in  the  period  of  organization  will 
be  given  by  a  personal  visit  of  one  of  its 
secretaries.  In  large  exhibits  or  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  a  series  of  exhibits  of  moderate  size 
an  experienced  director  can  usually  be  fur¬ 
nished  by  special  arrangement. 

Too  much  importance  cannot  be  attached 
to  the  matter  of  planning  an  exhibit,  and  es¬ 
pecially  the  educational  preparation,  in  close 

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cooperation  with  the  educational  departments 
of  the  mission  boards.  Thus  the  educational 
departments  of  these  boards  may  better  know 
the  condition  of  missionary  interest  in  each 
congregation,  and  offer  such  help  as  will  se¬ 
cure  larger  results  in  giving,  prayer,  and 
service. 

The  Missionary  Exposition  Company 

In  order  to  be  able  to  provide  exhibit  com¬ 
mittees  with  scenes,  curios,  costumes,  and 
other  material  facilities  for  exhibits  without 
drawing  upon  its  regular  funds  the  Mission¬ 
ary  Education  Movement  took  the  lead  in 
having  organized  a  small  group  of  its  Board 
of  Managers  into  a  special  agency,  known  as 
the  Missionary  Exposition  Company.  This 
group  of  men  secured  extra  funds  for  the 
construction  and  purchase  of  the  material 
needed  by  exhibit  committees  in  order  to 
make  it  available  by  rental  to  exhibit  com¬ 
mittees  at  the  request  of  the  Missionary  Edu¬ 
cation  Movement.  This  has  been  done  at 
considerable  expense,  with  the  purpose  of  aid¬ 
ing  the  Missionary  Education  Movement,  the 
boards  whose  representatives  compose  the 
Movement,  and  the  churches  at  large  in 
bringing  the  message  and  meaning  of  home 
and  foreign  missions  close  to  the  conscience 
and  will  of  all  who  mav  be  led  to  attend  an 
exhibit.  The  final  agreement  for  rental  of 
material  desired  will  be  with  the  Missionary 
Exposition  Company.  All  inquiries  concern¬ 
ing  exhibits  and  exhibit  material  should  be 
addressed  to  the  Missionary  Education  Move¬ 
ment,  156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 

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